Associate Professor Altan Kir
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Altan Kir — a thoracic surgeon with long clinical experience who currently works at Anadolu Medical Center in Gebze. The center is located one hour from Istanbul, holds international JCI accreditation, and has a strategic partnership with the U.S. Johns Hopkins Medicine.
His narrow specialization is lung cancer and robotic thoracic surgery. He began his clinical practice in 1984 in Adana; after completing his specialization at Dicle University in 1991, he worked for many years at one of Turkey’s largest national thoracic surgery centers — Süreyyapaşa Chest Surgery Clinic in Istanbul, where he spent about 20 years (from 1992 to 2011).
In 2011 he completed specialized training in robotic surgery in Belgium. This allowed him to become one of Turkey’s leading specialists in robotic chest surgery.
He received the title of Associate Professor (Doçent) in 2002. Since 2007 he has been working as a thoracic surgeon at Anadolu Medical Center.
Patient reviews describe him as a surgeon with extensive experience in robotic surgery who performs operations for lung tumors. He is also a member of the Turkish Thoracic Surgery Society, the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS), and the Thorax Society.
Achievements and awards
About Doctor Altan Kir
Thoracic surgery and surgery of the chest organs.
Main areas of specialization:
- surgical treatment of lung cancer;
- robotic lung surgery;
- minimally invasive chest surgery;
- airway and tracheal surgery;
- extended resections for chest tumors;
- mediastinal surgery;
- treatment of lung and bronchial tumors;
- thoracoscopic surgery;
- bronchoplastic and tracheobronchial procedures;
- pediatric thoracic surgery;
- treatment of inflammatory lung diseases;
- surgical treatment of cysts and tumors of the chest.
- 1984 — Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University (Trabzon, Turkey), Doctor of Medicine degree.
- Until 1991 — Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University (Diyarbakır, Turkey), specialization in thoracic surgery.
- 1996 — Royal Brompton Hospital (London, United Kingdom) — fellowship in thoracic surgery.
- 1999 — Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, USA) — fellowship in oncologic surgery.
- 2002 — received the title of Associate Professor.
- 2011 — training in robotic thoracic surgery, Belgium.
- 1984–1987 — Adana, Turkey — physician within the framework of compulsory state service.
- 1992–2011 — Süreyyapaşa Chest Surgery Clinic (Istanbul, Turkey) — thoracic surgeon. Worked at one of Turkey’s largest centers for the treatment of lung diseases and chest surgery.
- 2007 — present — Anadolu Medical Center (Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey) — thoracic surgeon in the chest surgery department.
He is the author and co-author of scientific publications indexed in PubMed and Google Scholar. He has published about 18–19 scientific articles in international medical journals and presented 9 papers at international scientific conferences.
The main areas of scientific activity are: lung diseases, lung cancer, robotic thoracic surgery.
- Turkish Thoracic Surgery Society
- European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
- Thorax Society
Anadolu Medical Center is one of Turkey’s leading multidisciplinary hospitals, located near Istanbul. The hospital operates according to international standards and treats patients from around the world, including Europe, the CIS region, and the Middle East. It is particularly well known for oncology, cardiology, neurosurgery, and transplant medicine.
The hospital collaborates with Johns Hopkins Medicine, helping implement international treatment protocols and advanced diagnostic technologies. Anadolu Medical Center offers modern cancer care, including PET-CT imaging, robotic surgery, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy.
International patients receive full support throughout their treatment journey, including interpreters, travel coordination, and dedicated international patient services. Anadolu Medical Center is often chosen by patients seeking comprehensive care in one place — from diagnosis to surgery and long-term follow-up.
